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Adeosun insists N1.2b overtime payment demanded by workers can’t be paid

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In the explanation offered by a spokesman of the Ministry, Adeosun said the Government will continue to pay entitlements due to the workers as and when due but not an allowance that had been stopped since 2014

Elizabeth Banks was told she was 'too old' to star opposite Tobey Maguire in 'Spider-Man

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Elizabeth Banks Red CarpetMore In a perfect example of age discrimination that’s rampant in the movie industry, Elizabeth Banks has revealed a moment when she was deemed “too old” for a role, though she was only a year older than the actor she would play opposite of.

German Viernheim cinema complex attacker shot dead

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A masked man who reportedly fired shots in a cinema complex in western Germany has been shot dead by police, the state's interior minister has said. Peter Beuth told the state of Hessen's parliament that police stormed the Kinopolis complex in Viernheim, near Frankfurt, after shots were reported.

Mikel Obi escapes NFF ban after failing to honour Yobo testimonial

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Super Eagles captain, John Mikel Obi, has escaped punishment from the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), after he failed to participate in a testimonial game to honour Joseph Yobo.

PRESIDENT OBAMA WILL TALK TECH WITH MARK ZUCKERBERG ON FACEBOOK LIVE

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President Obama talks with Mark Zuckerberg at Facebook's HQ in 2011 President Obama is scheduled to participate in a Facebook Live discussion with Mark Zuckerberg this Friday as part of a conference on tech from emerging markets.

Stocks gain N242bn, naira appreciates at interbank

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The Nigeria Stock Exchange (NSE) corporate building in Lagos. Nigerian stocks sustained its positive bearing yesterday as trading activities by investors yielded N242 billion gain at the close of the market.

Senate moves to establish grazing reserves , ranches commission for herdsmen

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THE controversial bill for the establishment of a National Grazing Reserves Agency for Fulani herdsmen, yesterday, reappeared before the Senate and scaled the first reading. The Bill seeks to establish Grazing Areas Management Agency to manage demarcated National,

Revenue rises by N24bn as FG, states, LGs share N305bn in May

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Finance Minister, Kemi Adeosun Revenue accruing to the federal, states and local governments went up significantly in May 2016 by N23.628 bn. Following this, the federal, states and local governments shared N305.128bn as against the N281.500bn shared in April.

Sad end for Ibrahimovic as Belgium advance

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Sweden v Belgium - EURO 2016 - Group E Football Soccer - Sweden v Belgium - EURO 2016 - Group E - Stade de Nice, Nice, France - 22/6/16 - Sweden Emil Forsberg in action with Belgium Romelu Lukaku. REUTERS/Yves Herma Zlatan Ibrahimovic's international career ended in a damp squib when Sweden lost 1-0 to Belgium in their final Euro 2016 Group E match on Wednesday and failed to reach the last 16.

Barcelona transfer news: Mauricio Lemos's father reveals son dreams of 'best club in the world'

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The father of Las Palmas star Mauricio Lemos says the defender dreams of joining Barcelona, despite reports emerging that Real Madrid are in the race to secure his services. Lemos believes the Catalan outfit are "the best team in the world", according to his father, and has Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez and Neymar among his favourite players, along with Diego Godin.

No to scrapping of post-UTME tests

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 the Federal Government announced the cancellation of post-Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations (UTME) tests instituted by tertiary institutions, mainly universities, in 2007.

​ PDP condemns freezing of Fayose’s account

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The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has described the freezing of the personal account of Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State as unlawful, undemocratic, autocratic, oppressive, draconian and has called on the Economic and Financial Crimes to unfreeze the accounts. In a statement issued yesterday,